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To be fair the announcement from the council on travel west originally did say Faresaver was taking over the 12 in Bristol, but has been amended since.
The 9a/9b is increasing, it is currently every 2 hours each route to Hitchin and will now run hourly in the peaks on each route and as it is in the off peaks timetable is currently on the intalink and stagecoach websites.
Oxford-Bedford
X5
Frequency change
30 mins then hourly off peak
30 mins then hourly off peak
Hourly
Taken from:
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/east/east-bus-network
Brylaine manager has just stated on Brylaine enthusiast Facebook page
“We have just bought 7 more volvo B9 TL all ex Lothian.
I will post reg numbers soon”
Arriva Herts & Essex might not be sharing data because Hertfordshire do their own thing with regards to registering bus services direct with the council and not via traffic commissioner.
Carousel buses and Arriva have got together to swop over routes that they work jointly on: carousel will take all service 1 (High Wycombe - Chesham) and arriva will take all 36/37 (High Wycombe - Bourne End)...
Arriva is about to join the Oxford smartzone ticket scheme from 30th January;
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/oxford-smartzone-now-accepted-on-arriva-buses
Rumours are all ticket offices will either have times changes or be closed on the following tocs:
East coast (all ready announced)
West Midlands train
Scotrail (all ready announced)
GWR
Greater Anglia
And others most likely to follow.
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